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SUMMARY (138-150) ........................................................................................................................................... 1
STATE OF THE ART (525-500)............................................................................................................................... 1
OBJECTIVES (345-300)......................................................................................................................................... 2
WORK PLAN (387-1000) ...................................................................................................................................... 3
REFERENCES (12-20) ........................................................................................................................................... 4
Post-doctoral proposal
Simulating a new principle for
retrieving electric energy from the sun
J. Manuel Feliz-Teixeira
November 2005
Summary (138-150)
The present proposal aims to expose the
actual interest of the author on developing
a Post-doctoral project in the area of the
renewable energy, in particular the solar
energy, with the main objective of studying
a new principle he recently developed for
retrieving electrical power from the
sunlight. For this work the author has in
mind to use advanced dynamic simulation
techniques, which probably will include the
3D modelling of an interactive prototype of
a possible machine. Unlike what happens in
most of the approaches recently in use for
transforming solar energy into electrical
power, the new principle is based on
collecting the light energy by means of a
differential macroscopic active process
which seems to result in a quite interesting
efficiency, at least compared with the 20%
obtain with the best solar panels based on
photovoltaic cells.
Post-doctoral proposal
Objectives (345-300)
The work proposed here has the intention
to contribute to the development of these
ideals, knowing that systems of several
types and configurations are being tested
and studied in many institutions, and old
concepts improved in efficiency, but that
new principles of operation are obviously
not so frequent.
The work proposed here has as major
objective the development and the test of a
new principle to retrieve electrical energy
from the sun. This principle is based on a
complete and closed circle of energy
transfer, therefore creating no waste.
Another interesting feature of it is that
there is strong evidence that probably it will
allow the design of solar machines from the
centimetric or even millimetric dimensions,
depending on the technology used, to the
dimensions of a building, for example. Such
structural versatility is leading the author to
believe that a similar flexibility concerning
the adaptation of this kind of systems to
diverse conditions of operation can be
expected.
The idea, not yet published and for that
reason not yet accessible for technical
discussion, could already been tested in a
small home made prototype with which the
viability of the concept was recognized, but
unfortunately with not enough detail to
measure a real efficiency and observe the
effectiveness of the entire dynamic process.
This was due to the lack of possibilities to
build a complete prototype of a first
experimental machine that could run
J. Manuel Feliz-Teixeira
Post-doctoral proposal
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